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President Biden’s speechwriters have revised his first State of the Union speech to address the Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Washington Post reported Monday. Biden is set to deliver the
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Moscow was ‘very successful’; is ‘of historical significance, and sets a clear direction for the future development of Pakistan-Russia relations on ‘comprehensive and pragmatic
A local journalist claims a very important secret meeting between Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers took place in Pakistani capital Islamabad on the sidelines of OIC’s Council of foreign ministers
Continue readingSidebar in Islamabad: ‘Saudi, Iran agree to mend relations’
The U.S. Secret Service is stepping up its efforts to claw back the billions more that Covid-19-related fraud has cost the economy –the agency over two years has seized more
Continue readingCovid has generated hundreds of billions of dollars in windfall profits
‘Incredible to see men and women dancing’: Music (is the) beating heart of Saudi Arabia; (The) Kingdom to host ‘600% more events in 2022, says Princess Haifa, according to report
Continue reading‘Music Scene is Being “Supercharged” in Saudi Arabia’
Don Quixote is the Saturday Night Live of the Spanish Inquisition. Cervantes roasts everybody, including the Catholic Church and even the reader. This magnum opus—called by many the first Western novel—is really a
IRSHAD SALIM: December 16, 2021 marked 50 years of estrangement between East Pakistan and West Pakistan –the former wing of Pakistan became independent as Bangladesh, and the millions of both
Continue reading1971 Events: Sifting Facts From Fiction (Video)
Kanti Bajpai in This Week in Asia has peddled geo-economy first and geopolitics later between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan, who have gone to wars on the Kashmir dispute at
Continue readingIndia and Pakistan can achieve peace ‘by pieces’
IRSHAD SALIM: Here’s my 2nd insight (of many) on what some of the factors I believe led to Dhaka Debacle in December 1971. The 1st insight written on it in
Trump has lost the appeal to block the Jan. 6 Capitol riot probe from getting White House records. A federal appeals court rejected former President’s effort to block a House
Canada joins a growing list of countries planning a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision, shortly after Britain’s Boris Johnson said UK
Continue readingAmid Diplomatic Snub From Some Countries 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Editor’s Note: The following article by Mr. Tariq Khan discusses structural and institutional problems which in his view are facing Pakistan and suggests possible solutions. Governance, Political Order and National
Continue readingShould Pakistan be ruled by NSC followed by a Presidential system?